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thoughts from an HR newbie

About two months ago I had this amazing opportunity to go and meet Roumena Bongalova – one of the HRs in HP Bulgaria. The only thing I am going to say is that this experience was very inspiring and also beneficial to me because for the first time in my life I felt like this is where I want to be some day! What I realised is that more than anything I want to work in an environment like this where people are absolute professionals and are aware of how business actually works! I am truly grateful that she gave me a hand by inviting me to talk about the profession and the duties of the Human Resource Manager these days, it really meant a lot! 🙂 This made me confident and absolutely sure that what I want to do is becoming an HR and I will keep on expanding my knowledge

First, let’s create an image inside our heads-imagine that you are a heroin addict-you HAVE to inject it to administer the drug directly into the bloodstream in order to feel good..By taking regularly heroin tolerance develops, in which the user’s physiological and psychological response to the drug decreases..Therefore, you need more heroin to achieve the same intensity of effect, the “rush”. Ok, now imagine that the heroin is actually Facebook. Once you’ve got trapped into this social network, sooner or later you become an addict.

Excess of anything is bad – a simple golden rule which collaborates with Facebook perfectly! The complete overdose of information is what keeps making us so vulnerable to this virtual reality which has more harmful than useful influence on us. Why is the technology so important? Yes, you can collaborate, communicate, connect with old friends and share but we lose something of a great value-the real relationships with our closest people.. I remember the time when I used to write at least 2 or 3 letters a week to friends who lived somewhere far away from my home and the thrill of receiving a letter back from them. What Facebook took from all of us is the joy of reading a handwritten five-page letter rambling about every dream and hope and wish… More and more people are becoming true Facebook addicts has its certain consequences – behavioral, psychological, physiological, etc. You sit there, on the computer, allowing hours to while away unnoticed and even going so far as to ignore family and friends in the actual world. I am completely aware of the benefits you could obtain from Facebook but spending all of your free time on it isn’t one of them.

Let’s think about what are we doing on Facebook – wandering aimlessly, responding to jokes, poking friends, executing yourself because of work. Ok, is any of this constructive and beneficial enough for you? Doubt it! You keep watching if someone’s gonna like your photo, for example, if someone’s going to write you a message or what kind of shoes the neighbour has bought..wtf? You keep track of different people just to see how they live their own lives.. Sad, isn’t it? 😀

Let me tell you something – there are so many other wonderful thing on the internet you are missing out! If you want to sit on the computer-ok, do it, just do it properly!I have found for myself plenty of things to do which are not connected with Facebook. I use it because it has its useful sides like showing the world you exist and you have something to show (NOT YOUR UNDERWEAR) .You should try that too, make your life meaningful.. 🙂

As students we often have to deal with different kinds of exams. Moreover, now when we are one step away from graduating we have to prepare for our finals. It is clear that none of us is likely to enjoy this because it is one of the most stressful and annoying periods of all times. However, I am about to show you some suggestions how to survive the examination preparation.

How best to prepare for you exams?

The first and most essential rule-enjoy the subject you are sitting an exam! The more you take a fancy to it, the more likely is to get the best grade!

The picture shows exactly what you’re not supposed to do! Neither during the exam, nor during studying before it. Feel as much confident as you can and don’t fear from the exam! Turn your mind from grade oriented to preparation oriented. This is very important-that’s how you will start thinking on how best to prepare for the exam rather than on what grade you’re going to have. It will only distract you and you will probably not achieve what you are capable of.

Take your time! Do not rush! Spend as much time practicing as possible! A week before the exam try to summarize all your notes and go through them.

Take breaks every 30-50 minutes because the human brain cannot concentrate for more than an hour and after that studying turns out to be pointless.

It would be quite beneficial for you if you try to eat only healthy food because in this way you will feel much better which will definitely reflect on the process of memorizing.

Does and donts for the night before the exam:

Don’t study and take a rest! You need to sleep at least 8 hours to feel fresh in the morning! It is of great significance to think in a positive and optimistic way!

You should not forget that every person has their unique way of learning and studying. Try to create the learning habits that will work for you and of course “don’t forget to enjoy the beauty of life, while competing for life.”